Exercise C for Essay Two

Overview Your job in Exercise C is to pose questions about the four texts texts you've read in the Chapter on "Schooling": Rodriguez, Lu, Jordan, and Anzaldua. These writers explore differences between the cultures and languages of home and school. What are they telling us about those tensions? How does their  experience in moving from home to school compare with yours? What questions do these texts raise in your mind? For example, in reading these texts, I might wonder, "If my home language is different from school language, what is gained and what is lost as I assimilate the new language?" Or, "Are some speakers of other languages and dialects disadvantaged by their teachers' attitudes toward their language?" Or, "Is bilingual education an effective approach to teaching students whose first language is not English?" Those are a few of my questions. What are yours? After reviewing your highlighting, annotation, and exploratory writing, write about a page in which you brainstorm a series of questions about the issues raised in these readings. You'll choose one of these questions to respond to in Essay Two. Learning Objectives Develop your ability to raise critical questions about texts Select and refine brainstorming questions into a manageable inquiry for a research project Writing Process Begin by reviewing the highlighting, annotation, and exploratory writing you've done on these texts. Write about a page in which you list and explain your questions Bring your list to class to share with classmates. Submit it to the instructor. Length, Format, and Documentation of Your Writing Process Write at least a page Double-space, and include a heading with your name, instructor's name, course number, date, and the name of this assignment: Exercise B for Essay Two. Save this exercise to submit with your final draft of Essay Two. Grading I will grade this exercise using a scoring guide based on a 10-point scale. I will return the exercise with brief comments.